Abrasive cutoff machine



` June 4, 1946. R. B. PEALER v ABRASIVE CUT-OFAF MACHINE Fiied Aug. 2, 1944 5 sheets-sheet 1 INVENToR.

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June 4, 1946, R.' B. Pl-:ALER j 2,401,659

' `ABRAsIvE GUT-@FF MACHINE Filed Aug. 2, 1944y 5 Sheets-Sheet 2y .June 4, 1946. R. B. PEALER y2,401,659

ABRAS IVE CUT-OFF MACHINE Filed A'ug. 2 1944 l 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 I IVEN TOR.

@MQW/Me@ Patented June 4, 1946 ,12.4611659?. s `ABRASIVE CUTOFF MACHINE` Robert. Healer,` Garrettsvilleglhioi-aasslgnor to. BeaverBipe'Toola Inc.,A Warrnflli, acor-` .Anothenobject 'ofl theinvention is 6 Claims.

#fw This invention relates to a -cnt-oif. machine of the type havingl means-'for positioning -the .\\'vvork,\ a motor driven `rotating abrasive disc and `meansiforbringingthe diseinto engagement with the Work. A general object of the invention is totprovide such a machine inanweicienthand durable form.

More particularly, itfis 1an object ofthe inven- `tion to provide simple-and effective means for clamping the-work when properly located whether l:the work: comprises lone article or a number of'. \larticles tobe cut atf'th'e same operation.` 'It is malso'anobjecttoA properly gauge the work and f Vto supportit beyond the clamp.

to provide means enabling the cutting ata readilyselected.`

oblique angle tothe` axis of the article Another object of the invention is to providefor readily changing the speed oi"rotation of `the cutting disc,Y to enable proper peripheral speed f to bemaintained, notwithstanding material re.;4

l duction in diameter of the disc due to Wear.

The-above-outlined features and others con f tributing to the efficiency ofthe-complete `ma- -chine Will be apparent frornther following clevscripton-of apreferred Vembodiment shown in -`-the'drawings. f

1- -lInlthe drawingsyF-ig. l is `a Vfront elevation of @the complete-machine; Fig. 2 isa sideelevaticn i hereofyl'fig. `3 is a plan of the machine on' an fkenlarged'fscale'' Fig. itis afside` elevation of the upper part of the-machine oir the saniescale as`-Fig. 3,1certain parts being broken away to illustratelthe internal L'construction; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on an oisetlplane indicated -fby the'line 5 5 onFig; '4, showing the work supportturned'to a 45 position; Fig. 6 is a horizontal-sectionv in a plane indicated bythe line'B-S on Fig. 4; Fig. 72 is a sectional detail throughthe work clamp, indicated `by the line T4-1 on Fig. 5; Fig. Sis a sectionaldetailthroughL the pivot of the'work support,v indicatedby'the *line18-`-8' on Fig. 5;-Fig. 9 isa front `elevation Lofk the -workholder and clamp removed from the "JmachincA i l `In general, asV shown in `1"igs.1 and 2, I0 indicatesia frame or stand of the machine;` `20 an inf-terrnediately'pivoted frame carried by the stand `and supporting at the rear of its pivotfthe driving motor 3|] and at theffront ofthe pivot the driven .-idisc. 40.; =5|l1indicatesa supportforthe work;A

1EllA a. clamping chain cooperating with the work ,supportwandcland 8U `operating .mechanism :dior thel.;clamp` operable. byhand .ora foot `treaclle elas;.clcsirect.fv Y. .f l .l 1..

.Thetstand I Il` is shown as' having al rectangular ftop l I Vprovidingia table @(-preferably-y having a circularitopasurface :I la, 5) Aandlfouru supi porting legs, v1.2Ak suitably braced by crosswmemtimbers;A for instance; lower orosslmernbers -I3and intermediatemembers I4.I If desired--thel cross `v`membersfmayf carry` suitable` l'shelves 1 andathe `verl ticalnspace between the legs may be` closed 5and A suitable-door` indicatedat-l-S provided onone'side, -solthat the frame becomes aicabinetadapted to `be closed and lockedsf" l Sefcuredto.1 thetoplofthe vtable lidera-bifurcated standardnlf'l tot-which -isemounted avcross shaft l8"by.swhich` the rocking iframe! 20 -is supported.: iv'lhis Aframe.'` has a :substantially .fiatz rectangulartop-portion 2|,spartially above-the pivot l and extendingV to :ther .rear thereof, Y on .whichV`l the motor :is-,mounted `flhe motor `3l) isv shown as .havingiieet3L-resting on suitable.- pads 23, on fthe top` ofthe-:rocking:iframe, bolts .373, passing through such` ears.` andl pads .holding theamotor .irmlyon the rocking frame. At the front of the'pvot` I8 therocking frame i extends frowardly as an'iarm 25,\the: forward end ofswhch is vformed into a cylindricalfloop 26 in which is amountedtan anti-frictionrfbearing 21 l (Figplaforathe shaftdlnof. the abrasive disc 40. ..@Thewshaftt4|:1journalled in'the anti-friction Wbearing vlvc-,arries atene-end on one' side of 3.0: thaami 25. theabrasivef disc un and ontheiother :sideza pulleyM -43 1.(hereinafter: described inl detail) .l ,lwhichfisr connected=byi-a-belt 44with va pulley l `34 on: the annature'shaft of-.the' motor.V lIlormed'kon-theltop ofthe loo'p 26 of the rocking 3.5"arn`1-"is-al`socket 28-inc1inedtupwardly toward the l lfront ofthemachineandffadapted'to receive an operating handle 29 whchi is "shown as threaded inrthefsockt. Byfmeans".ofth'isY handle the' rock- 1,ingiirarneinay:beiswungtotmove the rotating disc 49i"downwardly"into engagementwith the work in theclaiipf'as'hereinafter described. f'lhef'ari'n '25 of theoclging framev also carries v11a.,suitableY,guard forfthadisc; This comprises a a,.`boundary,. portion .41.;carried thereby4 (and :ex-

tending' over-,the topgtiie` anandfpart ofthe front ofn the disc, and a removable -plate 48 secured to the boundary. nange 4l4 completing the 50 guardi,ylyunscrewingwing nuts 49 onthreaded .gstudsacarifiedfbythe boundary flange 47 the cover plate 48 maylbegrenioved tozallowfaccesstolthe incise mountnef taenablefthe dis@ t@ beyremeved i .andtreplaced as :desired: Whenltheeuard cover 554s ineplace only aeccmparativela Small portion xed plaiteuii. portion is @none side of the dise,

` stance in Fig.'4.

3 of the disc, in the lower front region thereof, is exposed, as shown in Fig. 2.

The clamp 50 which holds the work to be engaged by the disc comprises a block I having a. V-shaped longitudinal notch 52 in its top and having an extended base inthe form of a, platelike'portion 153.1 The block with its"baseV ig pivj 'Y n n 4that the operator may have his left hand free otedV to *the table1 II by a downwardly extending stud 55 on the base, socketed in an opening in the table, as shown in Fig. 8. The axis of rthis stud is directly beneath disc 40. The block base 53 is shown as extending to the right hand side of the block and is provided with anarcuate slot 56 (Figs. 3 and 5) curved aboutv the -a'xis of the stud 55. A bolt 51 carried by the table I I extends through this slot and a nut on the bolt operates to clamp the block base in any desired position within the range of the slot 66.

I prefer to make the slot 5B long enough so that the front therefrom, being bounded on one side by a vertical surface 58 at 45 vto the longitudinal axis of the block and on theother side by a ver- `.tical surface 59at `90.to such axis.

-It will Ibe seen that the. spaceprovided for by the disc in the front of the block has a flat wall close to the left hand face of thedisc-and a 45 flare on the right hand side, while at therear the straight wall is on the right .hand side and the flared wall. at the left handside of the disc. This provides for an effective support of the Worleclose to the disc and still allows the swinging of the supporting block as desiredto enable the work A, to be cut-off at an angle.

Suitably pivoted to the `rear of the'block 50 l is a chain 66, shown as securedat its lower end to the block by a pin 6I and adapted to extend over the work. This chain is composed of a I .series of links connected by pins 62 which project to each side oi the chain. 10 indicates a. hand lever pivoted at 1I to. the Ablock 50.. and extending along one side of the forward portion of the chain.

^ On the other side of the chain .this lever has an arm 12, and both the ann and the lever proper vare formed at'the front with hooks 13 adapted to .engage pin projections@ the. han,..whereby the lever may tension the chain. p The chain is normally free fromithe hand. leverand lieson i. the. table. l i at v the restoring' bloeien? 'After the .work has Ibeenpositioned inthe block, .the free portion of the chainis brought over across the top of the work to the front and latch'ed'beneath the hooks 13.l This enables the operator by lgrasping the handle 15 on thefforward'end of the lever 1II 'to pull the 'chain tightly around thel work, clamping itin the Vlgroov'e ofthe block, this clamping being effective for asingle article or several'articles as desired, as indicated' for in- `The hand lever 10 is normally maintained substantially 'in the position shown'in Fig. 2 Vby a "spring 16 (Fig. 'Il in the base of the block 50,

pressing forwardly-against an ear'11 vdepending of the block.

It will be seen that the hand lever and chain construction described enables the operator readily to clamp and hold the work with his left hand while his right hand is freeV to engage and'operate the lever 29 to lower the disc to cause its cutting operation. It is sometimes desired, `however,l toeflect the lclan'fiping by treadle Vaction so for positioning of the work to be clamped. To

enable this, I provide a treadle 80 suitably pivoted to theustand (shown as pivoted to one oi the lower cross members I3) and connected by a link 8I to the hand lever 10.

The connection of the link 8| to the hand lever is removable, preferably made by bifurcating the upper end of the link and providing it with a pin 82 (Figs. 4 and '1) which may occupy a hooked recess in a downwardly projecting ear 19 on the lever. Whenever desired, the pin 82 may be withdrawn from the recess to disconnect the treadle from the handlever. vPreferably the mouth to Athe recess is very slightly smaller than the diameter of the pin 82 so that'sorne force is required to insert the pin into the recess'or remove it therefrom, thus preventing accidental disconnection.

In the form shown, the operator has the option of using` either the handle 15,01' the treadle 80 .for effecting the clamping wheneverthe cutting isto be at right angles ,to the axis of; thev'work, as occurs most of the time.V When the .operator desires .the cutting to beoblique tothe axis, and wishes to set the block accordingly. he disconnects .1 the link 8I from the hand lever, simplygiving the outside ofthe region of the block 50, especially when a comparatively long article is being cut,

upper end of it a jerk to pull the pin out of the lever recess, and allows the treadle` to drop to the floor and the Vlink to rest on .the floor or against the front Vof the stand and then uses the hand lever to effect the clamping.

It is frequently desirable to' supportthe work and to enable this I provide the support shown at the left of theblockin Figs. 1 and 5. 4This support comprises a pair of parallel rods 9U secured to the block and extending toward the left and a suitable rest 9| having a V-shaped top aligning with that of the block 50 and movably clamped on the lrods by thumb screws .94.V The-rest .may thus be shifted in or out according to the length of the work to be supported.

on the other side of the block :mount finit a l rod S5 on which isadjustably mounted a gauge block 96 clamped by a'thumb screw 98 and-forming a stop for that'vend of the work. The rods for the work rest and` gauge are yremovably mounted in the block 50, being normally clamped therein by thumbscrews 91, 99.'

To limit the lowermost position which the disc may occupy, so that it cannot cut vbelow the V- groove in the block 50, I provide a suitable ad- Y justableustop. As shown in Figfl, this stop comprises the head on V,a screwrvIIlll mounted inthe standard I1 in position to engage thewall1 4 1 ofv Vthe disc guard. A suitable jam nut IIis shown `as .locking this screw. AsV thev disc becomesvreduced in diameter., due to wear, `this bumper may be adjusted away from the guard to allow further The weight of the motor and other parts back g of the pivot I8s greater .than that' in-frontfof absorber to receive the blow when the-parts-are returned to this position after the cutting has been effected. This shock absorber is shown in Fig. 4 as comprising a spring |85 mounted in an upstanding socket |06 formed on the table I I, the spring being shown as locked in place by a set screw |01. The rocking frame 20 carries on its under-face a plate Il adapted to engage the top of .the spring when the parts are returned to standing position. This provision of a shock absorber enables the operator at the conclusion of the cutting operation to merely release his hold on the handle 29 and allow the parts to return by gravity to standing position.

It is desirable to have the starting switch for the motor readily accessible for the operators hand as he engages the operating lever 29. For this purpose I mount the switch in a housing I Il] carried by the arm 25. The nger lever III of the switch projects forwardly from the housing. The conductors from this switch extend through a flexible cable I I3 to a terminal boss IUI housing the motor terminals.

A change-speed connection between the motor shaft and disc shaft, which enables the proper peripheral speed to be maintained for` the disc notwithstanding its wear, is provided. As shown in Fig. 6, it comprises V-pulleys (designated 43 as a whole) of adjustable eective diameter mounted on the shaft 4| `and connected by V- belts 44 with adjustable double V-pulleys 34 on the armature shaft.

The adjustable pulley 43 is shown in section in Fig. 6l and the pulley 34 is similarly formed. Each pulley comprises a hub I2!) mounted on the shaft and having in its central region a projecting annular portion |21 tapered adjacent itsI periphery, and on each side of this annular portion the hub is threaded and carries a movable annular member |22 and |23, the annular portion of which is chamfered opposite the taper on the central portion. By rotating the annular members in one direction or the other, the corresponding V-groove provided by the pulley may be widened to reduce its effective diameter or narrowed to increase its effective diameter, one pulley being reduced as the other is enlarged, and vice versa. The movable members are locked in .their set position by set screws |25 extending through bosses on the annular members and engaging the hub of the threaded member.

The driving and driven pulleys and their belts are housed by a trough-shaped guard |30 which is suitably supported by rocking fra-me 2|) and extends across the top, the far side, the bottom, and the front and rear of the belts and pulleys. As shown, this guard is supported by a pin |32 extending from the arm 25 and by a prolongation of the shaft I8 embraced by ears |33 (Fig. 5) on the guard. The removal of this guard, to provide access to the belts and pulleys is readily effected by taking off the nut I3I from the supporting pin |32 and removing the cotter pin |34 from the shaft I8.

It will be seen from the drawings and the description given that the moving parts of my machine are well guarded so that there is little dan ger of injury to the operator, while access to such parts may be readily effected whenever needed. The electric switch is located conveniently to the operating handle and may be thrown on or off by the operators thumb as he grasps thel handle. The work is effectively supported in accurate position and the amount to be cut off may be accurately determined by the gauge, and the clamping chain is quickly applied and readily drawn taut over the work by hand or foot pressure, as desired.

I claim:

1. In a cut-off machine, the combination with a cutting disc adapted to be moved to the work, of a work support, a chain adapted to extend over the Work on the support, and a hand lever and a foot treadle both removably connected to the chain and either adapted to tension it about the work.

2. In a cut-off machine, the combination with a cutting disc adapted to be moved to the work, of a support for the work, a chain attached at the rear of the support and adapted to overlie the work and depend in front of it, a forwardly projecting hand lever provided with means for its removable connection to the chain at various regions thereof, a foot treadle, and means for connecting it to the hand lever.

3. In a cut-off machine, the combination with a cutting disc adapted to be lowered to the work, a block having a V-shaped top in which the work may be seated, a chain pivotally connected to the rear of the block and adapted to overlie the work and depend in front thereof, a forwardly projecting hand lever pivoted to the block and adapted to be attached to the chain at various points thereof, and a spring tending to maintain the hand lever elevated.

4. In a cut-olf machine, the combination with a cutting disc of a work holder adapted to support the work having a recess into which the disc may move, a chain anchored at the rear of the work holder and adapted to extend over the work and depend in front thereof, a hand lever pivotally carried by the machine and extending alongside of the chain and provided with means to hook over projections on the chain, a foot treadle and a link connected at its lower end to the foot treadle and at its upper end removably connected to the hand lever.

5. In a cut-off machine, the combination with a cutting disc of a block adapted to support the work, a chain anchored below and at the rear of work seated in the block and adapted to extend over the work and depend at the front thereof, said chain being composed of overlapping links connected by pins lprojecting to each side of the chain, and a hand lever extending from its pivot alongside of the chain in front of the machine,

and having a side extension lying on the other side of the chain, the lever and side extension being formed with hooks adapted to engage project* ing ends of a pin of the chain.

6. In a cut-off machine, the combinationl with a cutting disc adapted to move into coaction with the work, a block having a seat on its upper face adapted to support the work, a clamp for holding the work on the block, a pair of parallel rods removably carried by the block and extending to one side thereof, and a rest adjustably mounted on the rods and having a seat on its upper surface aligned with that of the block.

ROBERT B. PEALER. 

